GISSING CHILDREN'S CENTRE - A COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL

Registered charity 1105120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GISSING CHILDREN'S CENTRE PLAYGROUP AND PRE-SCHOOL

To advance the education of children below compulsory school age in Gissing and surrounding areas. To provide safe and satisfying play in which parents have the right to take part. To encourage other charitable activities through which parents may help the children eg holiday playschemes for primary school age children.

Objects

THE AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE IN GISSING AND A FIVE MILE RADIUS OF GISSING BY:

Area of benefit: GISSING AND FIVE MILE RADIUS OF GISSING

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£190k

Latest spending

£201k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,314 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing unrestricted funds from £41,642 to £30,328. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold funds covering six months of normal expenditure, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during the examination.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months normal expenditure (held: £30k)

“The funds in the bank account are retained to ensure that the Children’s Centre has the funds to meet six months normal expenditure for the charity in the event of reduced levels of funding, or any other unforeseen circumstances.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Payments of £27,353 were made to trustees under the terms of employment contract.

“Payments of £27,353 (2024 — £17,213) were made to trustees under the terms of employment contract which are agreed by the committee.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees received remuneration

“Payments of £27,353 (2024 — £17,213) were made to trustees under the terms of employment contract which are agreed by the committee.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Mary Cullumchair
Christopher Tyler
Claire Julie Tyler
Felicity Alison Brown
Linda Mary Nash
Pauline Coombes
VICTORIA HELEN JORDAN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£190k	£201k
31/08/2024	£128k	£117k
31/12/2023	£160k	£156k
31/12/2022	£132k	£145k
31/12/2021	£133k	£129k

Common questions

Is GISSING CHILDREN'S CENTRE - A COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,314 for the year ended 31 August 2025, reducing unrestricted funds from £41,642 to £30,328. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold funds covering six months of normal expenditure, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	20/08/2020	£7k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund